Ep 200: Science... sort of - The Big Two-Hundo
Science... sort of
Brachiolope
4.8 • 677 Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2014
⏱️ 116 minutes
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Summary
00:00:00 - Since we spend so much time promoting everyone else's work, we decided to be a bit selfish and spend the first segment talking about our own science.
- Charlie has a paper coming out in Nature Climate Change about moving forward into a low-carbon, sustainable energy future. No big deal.
- Patrick has 2 papers (show off) to talk about. The first is about how to not mess up your samples by using bleach. And the second is about paleodiet using everyone's favorite atoms: the stable isotopes!
- Ryan has a paper in Journal of Mammalogy of teeth of sloths, armadillos, and cats. Listen in to find out how that's all actually connected.
00:39:55 - Since it's a special occasion, the Paleopals decide to have a drink. Ryan's beer embodies an aspect of each of them: Odell's Fernet Aged Porter. Patrick goes back to the beginning with a Guinness. And Charlie, recovering from jaw surgery, revels in the palatable bitterness of a Sculpin IPA from Ballast Point.
00:47:36 - The preview doesn't give away much, but that doesn't mean that the guys don't have plenty to say about the upcoming sci-fi thriller Coherence. We also announce the partial retirement of Trailer Trash Talk. You had a good run, segment, and you've earned a break.
00:58:29 - Now we've talked about our own science, we take some time to talk about the state of science in general. Topics include: women in science, problems with peer review and open access, social networks and science, and trends within science outreach.
01:31:32 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like anniversaries. They happen regularly and we always remember them. Patrick begins with an oh so generous donation from Cameron L. Thanks, Cameron! Ryan has a new batch of Supramystic Saga cards from Jonathan Horn of Blue Dot Prints! These cards are available to anyone who's ever been a recurring donor, but to get them you have to answer the following trivia question: do you want these cards? Please send your answer to [email protected] to see if you've gotten it right! Finally, Charlie has a question from Matt J. about the energetics of zombie metabolisms. Charlie somehow turns this into an existential crisis. And we end the show thanking, in particular, Thomas Queen, who designed our brand new logo! We love it and hope you do too.
Thank you to everyone who showed us love on Facebook and Twitter to celebrate this milestone. We hope you'll stick around with us and all the other Brachiolope Media Network shows for another 200 weeks of science... sort of!
Music for this week's show:
- Salute Your Solution - The Raconteurs
- Drinkin' Again - Corey Smith
- Party At The End of The Universe - SonicPicnic (from the game Awesomenauts)
- Forward Motion - Relient K
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, apparently, well, this was after I was coming out of it, but I don't really have much of a memory of it. |
| 0:04.3 | I wanted to thank all the nurses and doctors by buying them a camel because they make for great, great family portraits. |
| 0:12.8 | That's really funny. |
| 0:16.6 | I guess I've been fortunate enough not to have anyone tell me what I say when I'm under. |
| 0:21.9 | From ScienceSortov.com, you're listening to Science Sort of. |
| 0:25.6 | Welcome to Science Sort of. This is Episode 200. Our theme this week is the Big Two-Hundo. I am your host, Ryan, and joining me to talk about things that are science, things that are sort of science, and things that wish they were science. Are my original Paleo-Palopal podcasting partners in crime, Patrick? Hey, we made it another 100 episodes or 50 episodes. I don't know. We got another one in. |
| 0:55.8 | One more down. Joining us as well is Charlie. |
| 1:00.3 | Hey guys, just because schools out doesn't mean you can't get a little more science in for this summer. |
| 1:04.5 | Maybe the best time to get science in. If you guys hear they're bringing back Magic School Bus? |
| 1:08.4 | Nope. Magic School Bus coming back. New episodes on Netflix, I believe. |
| 1:12.0 | Yeah, it's pretty cool, right? |
| 1:13.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:13.5 | It's very cool. |
| 1:14.3 | Is it like natural gas powered now or? |
| 1:17.1 | Solar powered school bus. |
| 1:18.5 | How was too old for that show, really? |
| 1:20.9 | You just have no love for it, just full of hate. |
| 1:22.6 | No, I don't. |
| 1:23.9 | You want to talk about Reaming Rainbow? Lafar Burton's Kickstarter doing very well. Oh, is he going to... |
| 1:28.7 | I didn't know about this. |
| 1:30.6 | Really? |
| 1:30.9 | Man, you guys are not paying attention |
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